Locations: Mankey is abundant in both Red and Yellow, but you won't find it in Blue at all. In Red, catch Mankey on Routes 5 through 8. In Yellow, look for the fighting monkey on Routes 3, 4, 22 and 23.

This Pokémon naturally learns the following techniques (Red/Blue evolution levels are in parentheses):

Tips: Mankey is one of the better Fighting types around. This pig monkey has great HP and Attack stats, even at a low level, but it's lacking a bit in the Special department. Fighting Pokemon are an underappreciated type -- but there is a reason for that. Apart from their attack advantage against Normal types, there just isn't much to like about them. Considering that many expert trainers use Psychic Pokemon whenever they can, making a fighter part of your team can be quite a liability. Luckily, Mankey learns plenty of Fighting attacks, such as Low Kick, Karate Chop and Seismic Toss fairly early on. Seismic Toss is hands-down the best Fighting attack in the game, even though it doesn't really matter if a Fighting Pokemon uses it or any other type. Seismic Toss takes your Pokemon's level and inflicts exactly that much damage upon your opponent, regardless of type. It's a great attack when your Pokemon is level 75 or higher, but you might want to stick with other attacks until you have reached a high enough level. Karate Chop may not be as powerful as Low Kick, but Mankey's got a good chance of a critical hit every time you use it. Don't get confused by technique names like Mega Punch or Mega Kick. Those are actually Normal type techniques and don't give a Fighting Pokemon an extra advantage.

When using a Fighting Pokemon like Mankey, watch out that your opponent doesn't have any Psychic or Flying attacks -- otherwise the battle is over in no time at all. Use Mankey against Normal, Ice or Rock Pokemon for best effect. Note that Mankey also has strong defenses against Bug types, but its Fighting techniques don't do much damage against bugs. Of course, Seismic Toss should do the trick. On the other hand, if you're going up against Mankey, use a Flying or Psychic Pokemon, or any non-Normal type that knows Psychic techniques.